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United States historic place
Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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LocationMount Hermon Road, near Newport, Virginia
Coordinates38°0′8″N 79°18′28″W / 38.00222°N 79.30778°W / 38.00222; -79.30778
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1873 (1873)
MPSPublic Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP reference No.85000389
VLR No.007-0547
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984

Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse is a historic public school building located near Newport, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1873, as a two-room, frame schoolhouse. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a gable roof. An addition was built in the 1880s, creating an L-shaped plan. The school closed in 1923, and the property was sold to the Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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